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I only apply it once a year after I clean it. No need to apply it more than once a year.

Very nice. Now you'll branch out into more colors and more money. Don't worry it's only money. LOL

Welcome, I fish a lot of South eastern WI lakes, so if you have any questions feel free to ask. I live in northern IL.

Welcome, I live in northern IL, and I fish Delavan and Geneva quite a bit. They have some good days and some really bad days. I think Delavan is better in terms of boat traffic. You can at least fish there. Lake Geneva can get very crowded and almost impossible to fish once the season gets going. There is also Browns lake and Powers Lake that have boat access which are fairly good. I have fished Eagle Lake several times, and that is a lake I would never fish again. The whole lake is weed invested from the shore to the buoys. It is only 5-6 feet deep and only one spot on the whole lake that has a 11' drop. That is where you will usually find most fisherman, however, that spot is really small. You have a PM.

A buddy of mine and I fish Tichigan first 4 weeks of open season and almost every year we have 30 plus fish days on Tichigan. If you move around you will find schools of bass just waiting for them to hammer a jig. As summer progresses the fish scatter. Then this happens again in fall from September till ice up. I fish Tichigan quite often at these peak times. I used to fish Geneva like that, but Geneva seems to be colder in the Spring and the bass just don't congregate like they do on Tichigan. I would like to fish Shangri-la, however I thought the lake was private. I've asked around and have never found a public launch anywhere there. Paul do you know of any? Beullah is probably one of the best lakes that I like to fish. Just so many good spots to try. Lot of nice sized fish along with many small fish in the 10 to 12" range. I learned how to jig fish on that lake because there are so many smaller fish, that you will definitely catch fish on a jig. My buddy and I fished it last September and he got a 6.4 lb largie out of there. Lot of good spots.

I mainly use thread for hair jigs and wire for silicone tabs. Wire is faster to tie with.

I didn't notice this comment. The pliers I listed above are about $25 each. If you want to, send me the blades and I will bend them for you and then send them back to you. Just pay for return postage. I will need one sent to me bent so I can measure the distance and the angle. PM me

Burke, I am a sheet metal designer and I bend my blades in a small box brake. However I would try these. Get two pairs. Scribe a light line with a fine tip marker on your blade. Put masking tape on the inside of both jaws of both sets, or you can put tape on both sides of the blade and then scribe your line over the tape. Put one set of pliers with the jaws on the line, then take the other set and put it up against it. Now grab your pliers and bend the blade. Very simple. I got the vice grip pliers at Menards For accuracy, you will need a protractor to get the correct angle. It's pretty simple. If you need more help PM me and I will help you out.

You can tie with the weedguards in place. I do it all the time. You can also buy lead free jigs with and with out weedguards in place. You can epoxy the weedguards in at a later date. I have a free wire tying tutorial if you are interested PM me your e-mail and I will send it to you.

Rods: GLoomis for Baitcaster and St Croix for Spinning Reels: Revo MGX for Baitcaster and Shimano CI4+ for Spinning Lines: Berkley XL Jigs: The ones I make myself Soft plastics: Netbait and custom pours for jig trailers Hard baits: Rapala

G Loomis, baitcasters St Croix, spinning

ZPI bearings from Tackle Trap

Yes, you can make one for your own personal use. However, you cannot make a mold and sell the mold(s) and or any jigs you make from that mold.

Any jigs made for production for retail, the molds are usually not available to the public. Those are custom made jigs with custom made molds made only for Strike King. If you want a jig similar to that jig head with a different hook, you will have to buy a custom mold. About $300-$500.

I have never heard of this. If you want to use only thread that is fine if you want to use only copper wire that works as well. Copper wire is faster, for silicone skirts. Now if you are going to tie hair jigs or add feathers, than thread is the only thing I would use. Floral wire comes in green color which most copper wire doesn't. You can use either floral wire or copper wire. I prefer copper wire, however in the scope of things, if you fish a lot of jigs, you will lose more than anything else, so in the end it really doesn't matter. Buy what works for you and what is readily available.

Tim, It is easier and quicker to tie with copper wire. PM me your e-mail and I will send you a jig tying tutorial.

Hey Guys Thanks for the links.

I am looking for (6) Stradic C14+ in 2500 model with the Hagane Gear, are you willing to share where you bought your reel for $137? If so you can PM me. Thanks in advance

I will tell you this. I am a die hard Revo user. I have 7 MGX's and 3 Revo Gen 1 Premier baitcasters, and I love everyone of them. The Mgx's are smooth and very light weight. I am in the market for 6 spinning reels for my wife. As much as I like the Revos, I am not going to buy any Abu spinning reels even the MGX, which I believe is a 2016 model and overpriced. I have heard so much negative info on there spinning reels, that I just don't want to deal with it. My next choice is a Shimano Stradic 2500, STCI42500HGFB with the Hagane Gear. I hope I make the right decision, coming from a die-hard Revo MGX user. If you buy the MGX, let me know how you like it.

You can still get the old LTB's until they run out. They are 30% off. I have been getting e-mails from them daily that they still have some rods left. I ordered 4 of them, I got them and they are flawless like I expected. I don't know if they have the model you want, but call them up and you can get it for a good price from the factory.

It looks good to me . I'd fish it.

So, I asked this question in another thread, but I don't want to hi-jack it with a few more questions. I currently use G Loomis NRX rods 803C for my jig fishing and really like it. With that said, I would like to try a St Croix Legend Extreme in a crankbait rod. Mainly for cranking 200-300 Bandits, #5 and #7 Shad Raps, Husky Jerkbaits and occasionally a 3/8 oz Rattle Trap. Would a Legend Extreme model LXC68MHF fit this bill. It's a 6'-8" rod MH, Fast action. I am not a tall person and don't like long rods. I'm not looking for other brands unless it's a G Loomis. Thanks for any help in advance.

For all of you guys switching over to St Croix Legend Extreme, what is the handle material made of? I really like cork, however I am interested in the Extreme series rods?

It works around here really well, especially in real early Spring when the water is still cold. The SR-5 and SR-7 are my favorite, as they have a very tight wobble.

I can tell you this from my own experience, that your project is going to be expensive. First of all like smalljaw mentioned, you will need drawings or a 3d solid model for the machinist to use. In this day and age, since your jigs will have compound surfaces I'm sure a solid model would be preferred. This way if you go to a machine shop, they can use the model to make your mold. I design all my own molds and parts I do at work with a cad package called Solidworks. If you can't produce the model or drawings you will have to pay for that plus the machine time. The problem here is you are not doing production work, so every one of, you are making will be very expensive. If you really have to have this jig, then expect to lay out some money. I have found in fishing, that a certain jig will not be the answer to more fish. Find another jig, and fine tune your skills on that , after all they are only fish. If you want to send me a pic of the jig, I can give you a rough idea of the cost of engineering drawing time would be. Then you can go to a machine shop and ask them as well.